Window-tent.



C. A. HERCULES.

WINDOW TENT.

APPLIGATION FILED EEB, 5,1908.

Patented June 28,` 1910.

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CLARENCE A. HERCULES, OF AURORA, ILLINOIS.

WINDOW-TENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 28, 1910.

Application led February 5, 1908. Serial No. 414,330.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE A. HER- oULns, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Aurora, Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in lVindow-Tents, of which the following, taken inconnection with. the drawing, is a description.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a window tent designedto be used more particularly by persons desiring fresh air treatment forlung diseases or the like, or it may be used by any one desiring tosleep in the out door air, and this may be done without materiallyreducing the temperature of the room.

Another object of my invention is to so construct the tent that it isdetachably secured in a window and it not only affords an open airsleeping apartment, but when arranged upon a window having an exposureto the sun it may be used by a patient for the purpose of taking a sunbath as well, as by my invention the whole window is exposed to the sunand the patient may lie upon a couch or sit upon a chair inside of thetent and be entirely screened from the outside.

Under the modern methods of treating tuberculosis by an abundance offresh air and sun light it will be seen that my invention has a doublepurpose of providing means for treatment 0f the patient during the dayas well as at night. By the use of my tent- I am enabled to providepractically the same conditions afforded by an open air life withoutdepriving the individual of the comforts of the home life. The framework for my tent is adapted to be inserted inside of the window casingand is easily adjusted to any suitable sized window, and as is shown theattachable frame work of the device replaces the inside strip of thewindow and it may be placed in the window or removed therefrom withoutinjuring the window frame in any way, and since the frame of the tent isinserted inside of the whole window, the upper sash can be lowered andthe lower sash raised admitting a free current of air at all times. Bymeans of pulleys attached to the frame work I have provided for theraising and lowering of the windows without moving from the cot, andwithout any exposure of the person, and without the person beingsubjected to a draft.

Another object of my invention is to provide means for Ventilating theroom in `frame work and which can be raised or lowered to break thedraft as desired, or it may be used as a curtain to avoid exposure, orto expel wind, rain or snow.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described, illustrated in the drawings and pointed out in theclaims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in theform, proportion, size and minor details of construction may be resortedto without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of theadvantages of the invention.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view illustrating mytent applied to a window; Fig. 2 is an end View with part of the tentcovering broken away to show' the fastening devices; Fig. 3 is atransverse sectional View; Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are details of the means forfastening the tent covering in the window frame; Fig. 7 is an enlargedsectional view on line 7 7 of Fig. 8; Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail ofFig. 1 showing only a portion of the canvas at the top and bottom; Fig.9 is a modified detail of an attachment to which the cords may befastened; Fig. 10 is a detail view illustrating a rope ller between theupper and lower sections of the frame; Fig. 11 is a detail section takenon line 11-11 of Fig. 12 showing means of uniting the upper bars; Fig.12 is a top plan view of Fig. 1l; Fig. 13 is a cross section on line13--13 of Fig. 12; Fig. 14 is a detail View of a modified form ofconstruction illustrating the pulley fastened to the cross bar insteadof the frame; Fig. 15 is a modified form of casing showing the use ofanother form of device for retaining frame work attached to canvas;Figs. 16, 17 and 18 are other modified forms of means for securing theframe holding canvas in place at the side of the window.

In carrying out my invention A represents the wall of a building, and Athe w'indow frame therein which may be of any height or width desired;A2 represents the upper and A3 the lower sash of the window; theseforming no part of my invention a detailed description thereof will notbe given. In the construction of my device I provide a frame B which isadapted to be fitted inside of the window frame in place of the ordinarywindow strip. To this frame B is secured a metal fastening device Z)shown in detail in Figs. 4 and 5, which extends across the top of thewindow frame and down each side thereof. A small angle iron is securedto the plate one angle or side of which extends at right angles to theplate L and forms a casing having the supporting rod b3 around which thetop and side edges of the tent a are secured. Various forms for securingthe canvas in place may be employed, and I have shown modified forms ofconstructions in Figs. 15, 16, 17 and 18. In

Fig. 15 the same metallic plate Z) is shown secured to the frame, astrip a2 is secured thereto and held in place by the tension of thespring a3 as shown. In Fig. 6 I have illustrated an angle at secured byscrews a5 to the plate Z). The angle Z9 is provided with openings b5,through which buttons b secured to the plate b may be inserted shown inFig. 8. If desired the canvas may be provided with button holes andsecured over the buttons b between the plate and angle b.

At a convenient point above the cot or bed B and mediate of the distancebetween said cot and the top of the window is a metal supporting stripB2, which is secured to the frame B at each side of the window andextends out as far as desired over the bed. rJ'Chis metal supportingstrip is run into a hem 54 or grooves formed in the ca vas for thatpurpose. A curtain B extends from said metal supporting strip and may beof any length desired to fold over the bed, or it may be long enough toextend over the entire bed if needed.

Suspended from the top of the tent ci are the tabs C having an eyelet cthrough which is passed the cord c which is secured at each end thereofthrough the eye c2 (Fig. 9). A cord 03 is suspended from the center ofthe cord c. By pulling on this cord the tent may be raised up and foldedback against the window and out of the way.

The tent covering a is made somewhat wider than the window to which itis fitted and in securing the same to the fastenings along the upperedge, the cloth or canvas forming the tent covering may be gathered atthe center as shown at c4 in Fig. 2. This leaves an opening at the topof the tent which permits a circulation of air therethrough if desired.If the circulation is not desirable the canvas may simply be foldedover. By allowing this difference in the width of the window and thewidth of the tent, the tent is adapted to be applied to windows ofdifferent widths. In the curtain B3 of the canvas covering I haveprovided a frame (Z, which surrounds an aperture cut in the canvas andbetween which frame and the canvas may be inserted a sheet of celluloid,mica, or any other light transparent material, which affords a means ofvision in the room for the patient.

3 is the rod extending around or nearly around the frame B which extendsaround the window. At the bottom of the frame this rod is insertedthrough the loop c formed by stitching the canvas together to allow oneend thereof e to extend under the mattress B on the bed therebypreventing any air from the inside of the room getting inside of thetent. The other end of this canvas e2 is brought upwardly in the form ofan apron and secured at each side of the window to the buttons b on themetal frame heretofore described, or buttons may be attached to canvasnear the frame. A second apron c3 of the same size and shape as the onejust described is stitched or otherwise secured to the canvas just abovethe rod c and is also arranged to be secured to the buttons b, or thebuttons may be attached to the canvas. The apron c3 is made of gauze orany very thin light weight material and is adapted to be used simply asa screen from the outside, while the apron @2 is adapted to be used as aprotection against the outside elements.

F is a cord or small rope, one end of which is secured to the bottom ofthe upper sash at f and over a pulley which may be suitably fastened toframe work at top of the window. By means of this cord the upper sash ofthe window may be raised, likewise the lower sash may be raised byhaving a rope attached to upper sash and over pulley as is shown above.Either or both of these windows may be lowered by having the other endof the rope attached directly to the sash of the window.

In Fig. 7 I have shown a sectional view of the rod b3 which extendspractically around the window frame. This rod may be constructed of onepiece or made in sections to fit different sized windows in which casethe sections are held together by an tension arm g, which lits over saidrod as shown in Figs. 11, 12 and 13. This arm is provided with openingsg therein through which the pins g2 are inserted. The means forretaining said rod in position may be made in sections as shown in Fig.7 at g3 if found desirable.

Then it is desired to use the tent the frame is inserted in a windowwith the canvas attached thereto7 the strip e extending under themattress as shown in Fig. 1, and either one or both of the aprons e2, e3are raised and secured at each side of the window as shown, the lowersash is raised and by loosening the cord 0 the tent will be allowed tofall over the bed as shown in Fig. 1. The side curtains extend down tothe bed forming a closed tent over the bed. When it is desired to raisethe tent the patient or an attendant has simply to pull down on the cordc3 and secure the same to a fastening at the side of the frame, and thiswill hold the tent in raised position.

It will be observed that this tent allows the fresh air to enter theinside of the tent from below and as the air is warmed by respiration ofthe person and as it cornes in contact with the warmer canvas it willascend and leave the tent from above thereby insuring the patient purefresh air.

Vhen it is desired to remove the tent from the window all that isnecessary is to raise the metal strip b until 56 is on a level with b5when Z2 will slide off the buttons 5G. The lower rod 3 drops out of itsown accord. By raising up the rod inserted in the hem of the tent itwill drop out of the attached framework. The removable tent can now beset in a very small space out of the way.

I claim l. In a device of the class described, the combination of anadjustable rectangular frame work fitting inside of the window frame, alaterally extending frame pivotally secured to the sides of theaforesaid frame work approximately mediate of the length thereof, one ormore aprons secured to the bottom of said rectangular frame work, a tentcovering secured to the top and sides of the aforesaid frame work andcovering the laterally extending frame and means secured to said tentand to the lateral frame for raising and lowering it, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a device of. the class described, the combination of an adjustableframe work fitting inside of a window frame, a laterally extending framepivotally secured to the sides of the aforesaid frame work and eX-tending inside of the room, a tent covering secured to said frame workand covering the late-ral frame, one or more aprons secured to thebottom of the adjustable frame work, and means for fastening said apronsin an upright position, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of an adjustableframe work fitting inside of a window frame, a metallic plate secured tosaid frame, said plate being bent to form a groove, a rod fitting insaid groove, and a tent covering secured by the aforesaid rod,substantially as described.

4:. In a device of the class described, the combination of a rectangularframe secured inside of a window frame, a longitudinally adjustableangle plate secured to said frame, a supplemental angle plate secured tothe aforesaid plate and forming a recess, a rod in said recess, and atent covering secured to said rod, substantially as described.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of an adjustableframe work adapted to fit inside of an ordinary window frame, a groovedmetallic plate secured to said frame, a rod in said groove, a tentcovering secured by said rod, pulleys secured to the top of theaforesaid frame, and cord attachments secured to the upper and lowerwindow sashes of the window and extending over said pulleys to raise andlower the windows.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

CLARENCE A. HERCULES.

lVitnesses Cr. W. JOHNSTON, F. H. KING.

